Assighok to the ottawa gate



(ModeL) D. MOGURDY.

HINGE.

N0. 282,004. Patented 11113 24, 1883..

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DAVID MeOURDY, or OTTAWA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR ro rnn OTTAWA GATE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, on SAME PLACE.

HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 282,004, dated July 24, 1883.

Application filed May 19, 1883. (Modeld To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DAVID MoOURDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ottawa, in the county of Putnam and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Hinges; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a front View. Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views of the hinge.

This invention has relation to devices for connecting a gate to the gate-posts; and it con sists in the construction and novel arrangement of the hinges, as hereinafter set forth, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates a gate of any ordinary construction, having the rear stile, B, and the front stile, G. In a mortise of the front stile is pivoted the latch D, which is of angular form, having an upwardlyextending middle portion, 6, from the upper end of which extends inward the handle 1, and from the lower portion of which extends outward the 1atch-projection h, which terminates in a beveled end, It. This latch is pivoted at its upper angle, as indicated at Z, so that it hangs pendent, its center of gravity being so arranged with ref erence to the pivot that the latch-projection hangs in horizontal position. Therefore no guard is needed, as it will engage the strike properly as the gate swings to. It is not in tended that this latch should be claimed in the present application; but the right is herein reserved to niake a future separate application therefor.

E represents the upper hinge, which consists of the eye-section a and the pintle-section I). The latter section, which is usually attached to the gate-post, consists of the back plate, 0, and the lug m, from which the pintle it rises. From the back of the plate 0 projects a stud, p, which is designed to enter a recess in the post, and open end slots, 8, are made in the ends of the plate to receive the fastening screws or bolts. In this manner the hinge-section is formed so that it can be readily cast, no drilling being afterward required. The screws or bolts hold it firmly to the post, and the stud p prevents it from moving vertically out of position.

a represents the eye-section of the upper hinge, also consisting of a back piece, 11, and a lug, r, in which is formed the eycbearing 10. In the lower part of the back flange, o, is made an open-end slot, 8, and the back flange is also provided with a rearwardly-projecting stud, 1), and by means of said stud and a bolt or screw passing through the slot the eye-section is firmly attached to the stile of the gate.

F designates the lower hinge, which consists of the pintle-section G and the eye-section H. The former consists of the back plate or flange, K, and the horizontal lug L, from which rise two laterally-arranged pintles, P P. The up per, portion of the flange K is formed with the open-end slots ss, and from the rear of said flange projects a strong stud, p. This section of the hinge is secured to the lower portion of the gate-post, its stud entering a recess there in, and screws or bolts passing through the slots.

The eye-section H consists of a back flange, N, and a horizontal lug portion, T, having a deep central rib, R, extending downward from its under side, and formed with projection from its lower portion to serve as a stop-lug, as indicated at z. The horizontal portion T is formed with open eye-bearings V V, the walls of which are only partial, being open in rear, as indicated at to. These bearings VV, respectively, engage, the pintles P P of the other section of this hinge. The flange N of the section II is formed with a rear stud, p", and with an open-end slot, 8, so that it can be firmly fastened to the stile of the gate. WVhcn it engages the pintle-section G fully, both bearings V V being on the pintles, the stop-lug 2: projects under the horizontal portion L of the pintle-section and prevents the gate from being lifted and thrown off its bearings by the cf forts of pigs or other small animals. All of these hinge-sections are readily and cheaply east, and require no after-drilling to render them serviceable.

The lateral arrangement of the pintles P and the bearings V is designed to provide means to render the gate automatic or selfclosing from either side. XVhen the gate is opened at aright angle, or more, it will beheld open by its own weight, the vertical plane of its center of gravity extending back of the pintle of the lower hinge, against which it rests. WVhen, however, the gate is opened at a less angle, it will be automatically closed.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

DAVID MOOURDY.

\Vitnesses:

JULIUs S. OGAN, JOHN M. SHEETS. 

